The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 7:24 (MSG)
So, friends, listen to me, take these words of mine most seriously.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 96:4 (HCSB)
For the Lord is great and is highly praised; He is feared above all gods.
The Word of God for encouragement:
2 Kings 4:1-7 (HCSB)
1 One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves." 2 Elisha asked her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" She said, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil." 3 Then he said, "Go and borrow empty containers from everyone—from all your neighbors. Do not get just a few. 4 Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these containers. Set the full ones to one side." 5 So she left. After she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing her ⌊containers⌋, and she kept pouring. 6 When they were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another container." But he replied, "There aren't any more." Then the oil stopped. 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go sell the oil and pay your debt; you and your sons can live on the rest."
My observation:
In times of helplessness and desperation who do you turn to? In the midst of this very desperate time in the life of this widow she turned to the man of God for help. She reminded the prophet that her husband was a servant of the Lord. The death of her husband had left the family with no resources to pay their creditors.
For the child of God, our limitations and scarcity of resources is not the end of the story. There is a God in heaven that cares, and he has servants among you that care. The widow in her desperate situation went to Elisha for help. She appealed on the basis of being a person who knew and feared the God of the prophet. He was the God of her husband, and I believe he was her God also.
The prophet asked her what can I do for you, and what do you have? Have you taken your issues to God in prayer? Are you willing to give the Lord access to what you have? The lesson in this story is that we should not despise small things because little is much when you put it in the Lord's hands. Give the Lord what you have, and trust him to supply your needs. He will do it if you look to him, and if you trust in him.
Philippians 4:19 (HCSB)
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I praise and thank you that you are an all powerful God, and you are a God who cares for your people. Father, I am so glad that nothing is too difficult for you. Father, I pray that when I have a need that I will look to you first, and trust in you to have your will and your way in my life.
My song:
Does Jesus Care (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://biblestudycharts.com/SH_Does_Jesus_Care.html
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Matthew 24:35 (HCSB)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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